The BCG Attorney Search Law Firm Layoff Tracker is a tool that tracks and updates information on law firm layoffs in the United States. The tracker provides a comprehensive list of firms that have implemented layoffs, furloughs, and other cost-cutting measures in response to the economic downturn.
Law Firm Layoff Tracker (as of February 2023)
| Firm | # Laid Off | Location | Type | Date | Severance | Healthcare |
| Shearman & Sterling | 12 | New York | Open | 02/08/23 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Strook | 9 | Unknown | Open | 01/90/23 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Goodwin | Unknown | Unknown | Open | 1/4/2023 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Cooley | 78 | Firmwide | Open | 11/30/2022 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Gunderson Dettmer | 30 | SF and NY | Stealth | 11/11/2022 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Cooley | Unknown | SF and NYC | Stealth | 11/8/2022 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Kirkland | 20+ | TX, LA and SLC | Stealth | 11/2/2022 | Several months | Unknown |
| Bryan Cave | 50 | Firmwide | Stealth | 10/9/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Sheppard Mullin | Unknown | Firmwide | Stealth | 10/7/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Seyfarth | Unknown | Firmwide | Stealth | 9/18/2020 | 2 months | Unknown |
| Winston & Strawn | 26-50 | Firmwide | Stealth | 9/14/2020 | 3 months | Unknown |
| Baker McKenzie | Unknown | Firmwide | Open | 9/2/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Snell and Wilmer | Unknown | OC and LA | Stealth | 8/10/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Miller Canfield | 44936 | Firmwide | Stealth | 7/10/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hughes Hubbard & Reed | Unknown | Firmwide | Open | 7/7/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fox Rothschild | 44936 | Firmwide | Stealth | 7/4/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Katten Muchin | Unknown | Firmwide | Stealth | 6/30/2020 | 2 months | Unknown |
| Reed Smith | 45255 | London | Open | 6/1/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Dorsey & Whitney | Unknown | Firmwide | Open | 5/20/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Goodwin | 45255 | Firmwide | Stealth | 5/15/2020 | 3 months | 4.5 months |
| Nixon Peabody | Unknown | Firmwide | Open | 5/6/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Vedder Price | Unknown | Firmwide | Open | 5/5/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Saul Ewing | 45255 | Firmwide | Open | 4/30/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Akerman | 26-50 | Firmwide | Open | 4/24/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Husch Blackwell | Unknown | Firmwide | Stealth | 4/23/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Dinsmore | Unknown | Firmwide | Open | 4/23/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| McDermott Will & Emery | Unknown | Firmwide | Open | 4/22/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Taft Stettinius & Hollister | Unknown | Firmwide | Open | 4/21/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Norton Rose | Unknown | Firmwide | Stealth | 4/16/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Ogletree | Unknown | Texas | Stealth | 4/15/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Greenspoon Marder | 44936 | Firmwide | Open | 4/15/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Goldberg Segalla | Unknown | Firmwide | Open | 4/9/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Womble Bond Dickinson | Unknown | Firmwide | Open | 3/30/2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Cahill Gordon | Unknown | Firmwide | Stealth | 1/18/2019 | 6 months | Unknown |
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